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Right- I know this needed done on my car as within the last couple of months I've started to smell burning oil (I think) inside my car. Whilstcleaningoutmytank,IthoughtI'dcreatea'HowTo'foryouguys.Pleasebearin mindIamnotmechanicallymindedintheslightest! Here'stheoilcatchtankI'mgoingtoremove:

Firstoff,Iremovedthe2torx(E10)bolts:

ThenIremovedthishoseclip.Thesewererathertrickytoworkout,butonceyou'vedone onethey'requiteeasy:

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ThenIremovedthisoneinthesamefashionasabove:

Afterremovingtheseclips,thehosesstillremainsolidlyattached,soIfreedthemupwitha littleGT85(LubeWD40willdo).Ileftthemforacoupleofminutes,thengotasmallflat headscrewdriverontothemoneatatime,leveringthemoff:

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Thisonewaseasiersinceyoucanusethisnuttoleveragainstwiththescrewdriver:

Oneyougetthishoseoff,youwillseejusthowmuchthisneededdoing.Justlookatthe gunkinhere...YUK!:

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Next,IthoughtI'dremovemyairintaketocleanthethrottlebodyoutlet/inlet?thatgoesto theoilcatchtank:

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Afterremovingthis,Isawjusthowmuchshitwasactuallyinthethrottlebodyitself:

SoIsetaboutcleaningit.Tocleantheinlet/outlet?thatgoestotheoilcatch,Isetaboutit withtheGT85spray,thenfoldedupasectionojayclothandpokeditthrough.Ipulledthe jayclothback&forthquiteafewtimes,andrepeatedwithabout3or4cleanbits,untilthe pipelookedclean:

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Eventually,thethrottlebodylookslikethis(Minusahand):

Ithenturnedtotheothersideoftheoilcatchtanktocompleteremovalofit. Firstoff,Ihadtoremovethehoseclip,andatthisend,it'salittlemoredifficultsincethe plenumsandoilcapgetintheway. Tomakethiseasier,Iremovedtheoilcap,BEINGVERYCAREFULNOTTOGETANYTHING INSIDE. Afterremovingthehoseclip,Iputtheoilcapbackon,thensprayedsomeGT85onthehose edgetofreeitupalittle,andthenprieditoffusingmylittlemagicscrewdriver:

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OnceIgotitoff....

....itwastimetoseejusthowmuchshitwascloggingitup:

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Isetaboutitwithnumerouslittletoolstotryandscrapeoutsomeofthecrap.Here'sa tasterofwhat'scomeoutofthere:

IthensprayedsomeGT85inside,leftitforabout10/15minstogiveittimetopenetratethe crap,thenIheldahighpoweredgardenhoseontheendofitandletthewaterspray throughforagood23minutes. Irepeatedthisontheoppositesideofthecatchtank,untilIcouldseeclearwaterrunning out. IdonethesamethingwiththehosethatIhadremoved. Ileftthisinmygaragewiththeheatersonforacoupleofhours,tomakesureitwastotally drybeforerefitting. Refittingisreverseofremoval.

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Note:Afterdoingtheabove,therestillremainsthecloggeduphoseontherighthandside oftheoilcatchtank.I'vebeentoldthisisn'timportanttoclean,butIfyouwishtocleanit out,youneedtoremovetheplenums. Note2:Thehoseclipsyouremovewillprobablyneedreplacingwithnewones.Ifoundit easiertoreplacethemwithjubileeclips.Ifyourcarefulhowever,theycanbereused.

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